The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-09-15
THE PIEDMONT SECTION.
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM NEAR BY
COUNTIES.

COUNTIES.
| Haversack of Happenings Gathered
From Various Sections in Piedmont
! North Car olina.
Reidsvllle continues on building boom.
Total Revenue Collections in the Fifth
District for August was Sll3,027.54.
The public school fund in Rockingh m
county, it is said, will reach $1.4O per head
The Reporter says that rattlesnakes will
bring 75c per bushel in Danbury for pets.
The Revenue Collections at the Reidsville
stamp office, for August, footed up $50, 4l6.-
| &c.
Walnut Cove will have tobacco ware
| house open for the sale of leaf tobacco No
| vember 1st.
1t is said that he hotels in Danbury have
spent about 81 900 tor chickens alone since
the watering season opened.
! The Salisbury Graded School opened last
Monday with 241 scholars, against 1876 at
the opening day last year.
| The ReidsyiIe Light Infantry will be five
years old in October. The time of the mem
| bers who enlisted at its organization will ex-
pire then.
| A man in Reidsvi lille is Notwithstanding
his log cabin with goods boxes -Jeing OF
the opinion that the plan is cheaper than
| lumber.
| Capt. Parkins has just gathered from the
Hoover Hill gold mine 20S ounces of gold,
valued at 3,744. This was the product of
eight days work.
A fire at High Point Monday morning
DESTROYED the warehouse of Raglan, Mills q
| Co. The loss is estimated at 81 900 with n o
| insurance.
The good people of Pilot Mountain are al
ready making preparations for the celebra-
ton of the arrival of the first railroad train
at their place.
ReidsvilIe has new paper, the Democrat,
with Messrs. Oliver & Lomax as editors and
ploprietors. The publishes have The SEN
TINEL's best wishes for their success.
1t is now stated that the Piedmont
Springs, near Danbury, have certainly been
sold to Il wealthy joint stock company, and
that work will soon commence on 20,00O
hotel.
man in Rockingham county, aged "a
years, last week procured license to marry
the lady of his choice, who is only 80. 1t is
supposed that the marriage ceremony has al
ready been performed.
Mr. H. F. McCarty, of Townsville, has
sold his Standard mine for S50,0 900 to gen
tleman from Ohio. In few days parties
are expected to arrive there to take the
Grand Man for 100000.
Mr.. Kim ". Thompson, County Surveyor
of Surry county, was united in marriage on
the 4th inst, to Miss Emma Bryan, OF Ale
ghany county, the daughter of F. Bryan,
Esq. W. II. Wolfe, Esq, officiated.
Brother Whitehead announces in his last
issue that as soon as the necessary steps can
be taken, the Patriot will appear as a morn
ing daily, with the associated press dispatch
es We wish the new venture success.
The equipments of the High Point Guards
have been returned to the State arsenal, al
though the company has not formally dis
banded The deficiency of the requisite
number of active members was the cause.
1t is said that Messrs. Wallace Bros, =
Slatesville, own the largest herbarium in thu
world. They handle large variety of root
and herbs, and besides selling to nearly al
the patent medicine manufacturers, do
large export business besides
The work OF excavating for the foundation
of large brick hotel at Mt. Airy has com
menced. The proprietor, Nr. Rufus Rot
erts, has sever al hands engaged in the work
This will make. when completed, two mann
moth hotel buildings for Mt. Airy.
The new railroad at Taylorsville viii
reach the corporate limits of that tow
this week The citizens will celebrate il
arrival next month. The soldiers in tn
late war from the county, speak of having
a re union on the day of the celebration.
The South Atlantic & North WesteI
Railroad is not dead, says Mr.. Risley in
letter to t. j. Cowles of Wilkesboro, bt
on the contrary the bonds have all bee
placed to the amount of 81 600, 600 and wor
, | will begin on or before the list of October
Smithville.
The Richmond and Danville r. r. wi
make an exhaustive exhibit of the ninera
1 and hard wood resources of their lines {
. road, at the approaching Atlanta Exposition
Those living along that line of road and de-
string to place any thing on exhibition
that place, should correspond with Capt. {
c. McPhail ThomasYille n G..